Besides the venue, choosing a wedding photographer is one of the most important decisions that you will make during your wedding planning. After the wedding is over the wedding photos and videos are all that you have to remember the amazing day. You can look back at your wedding album, or your highlight film and have all those amazing moments come back to you, and get lost in the best day of your lives.

When you start the process of searching for a wedding photographer, you are going to stumble on a lot of options, that can be very overwhelming. You are going to have a huge range in quality, style and even price that is going to cause a lot of confusion. Larger photography companies have multiple photographers that work for them, and the pretty pictures that you saw on their website might have been taken by a completely different photographer.

A small photography company has a lot of positives that we will go over below.

Develop a Personal relationship

With large photographer companies, you are most likely going to have a photographer assigned to shoot your wedding. They could be looking for experience, trying to build a portfolio, or make extra money.

When you hire a local photographer, you will have the opportunity to develop that relationship from your engagement sessions all the way through to your wedding day. You are going to be able to go over all the details of the wedding day that are important to you, certain shots you want, and certain styles. You can be assured that you are both on the same page and will make your wedding day truly memorable.

They will go above and beyond

When i am hired to photograph a wedding, I make sure that the couple is happy with my service every step of the way. From the time they inquire until they get their wall art. I want to make sure they have the most amazing experience.

What you see is what you get

When you see photos on the website, you can be assured that the photographer that you hired is the one that took the photos. The last thing that you want to happen is you think you hired a photographer with a light and airy style, and the photographer that shows up films in a dark and moody style. This is something that could easily be avoided by hiring a small photo boutique.

Willing to work with your budget

Larger photography companies can offer lower priced packages, because of the things we mentioned above. Chances are, they booked 3-5 other weddings on that same day, and are sending contracted photographers out to shoot the wedding, mailing off the footage to an editor, and then sending you your final images. When you hire a local photographer you can discuss all the budget concerns you have, and they will be more willing to work with you and help you come up with the perfect wedding package.

Personal Touch

Smaller photography companies can offer the attention to detail and personal relationships that are not possible with larger companies. If you send an email and make a phone call, who are you even talking to? I want you to not only be happy with the wedding photos, but the experience and the relationships that we built along the way.

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